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Friday, 1 July 2016

A Perfect Cup of Tea and a slice of low carb Coffee and Walnut Cake

Well anyone who has been following this blog knows I just love my cup of tea!

Now us tea drinkers may have our own favourite brand of tea - or tea bag - but apparently in a survey done last year the nation's biggest tea peeve is, too much milk! Apparently when it comes to tea us Brits can be very particular.

In last years survey 2000 tea enthusiasts gave voice to their opinions on the subject ...

The worst thing you can do to a cup of tea? Add too much milk was the overwhelming response, with more than 64% of tea fans citing this as the greatest offence of all.

About 63% also complained about drinking from a stained mug, while 46% admitted their biggest tea turn-off was drinking out of a chipped cup.

Other ways to anger the British tea-drinking population? Forgetting to take the tea bag out before serving and being handed an overflowing, spilling drink.

But, however you like your tea, there is nothing better than enjoying a cuppa, and perhaps a small slice of low carb cake, such as this one. I find it always goes down a treat, but do be careful, you will only need a small slice ... it is yummy and very filling!

coffee and walnut cake - a tasty low carb version

Ingredients:

100 grams of ground almonds

100 grams of walnuts

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon of melted butter

2 tablespoons of double (heavy) cream

1 tablespoon of instant coffee

100 grams of clotted cream

Method:

1. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.

2. Melt the butter, I used a Pyrex jug, add the eggs, cream.

3. Place 1 tablespoon of instant coffee in a cup and pour some boiling water over the coffee, keep water to a minimum, just enough to melt the coffee. Then add the dry ingredients and mix.

Hello Debbie, many thanks for both of your comments, yes the cup is a cute design!

This cake is the low carb variety so uses ground almond as its base, I don't know if you have tried any of these recipes? The strawberry one is good too, and as it is low in carbohydrate does not raise blood sugar levels ...so important for my husband Eddie who is a Type 2 diabetic ... but as I also live the LCHF lifestyle I do enjoy a slice too! LOL!

Here is the link to the strawberry cake recipe http://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/strawberries-some-interesting-facts-and.html

Whenever I have a group of friends around for tea it always amazes how very differently they like their tea.. not too strong, very strong, not much milk, mostly milk, no sugar three sugars :) Was wondering how the very yummy 'coffee' cake would partner a cup of tea Jan :)

Hello Grace,Yes, we all like our tea (or coffee) served slightly differently and why not!I guess there is something good about just leaving a freshly brewed teapot, jug of milk (sugar and sweeteners) on a tray with plenty of cups, so friends can pour out the cup which suits them best.The low carb coffee cake, or indeed the macaroons compliment a cuppa well LOL!

I wish so much that I had learned early to drink tea, the English tea hour has always sounded so very civilized. Now I do like tea with lemon and honey but cannot imagine putting milk in it. I know you are low carb now, Jan, but did you enjoy high tea or is it called cream tea, at one time?

Oooo, coffee and walnut cake, very Yummy. I love tea too, Jan, and English Breakfast is my favorite. I have to agree on some of these pet peeves. I don't like milk in mine, and I have a thing about chips, especially in tea cups. :)

Hello DewenaTea can, and should, be enjoyed as suits each of us, and of course there are so many leaf varieties to try to!Yes, us Brits are well known for our afternoon tea and cream teas. I can remember on my last visit to the West Country (some years ago now) enjoying a cream tea with delicious thick clotted cream. I think anyone who visits the West Country should consider giving it a try.More on that here http://www.creamteasociety.co.uk/history-of-the-cream-tea

Hello 'CGP'Yes a cup of coffee with coffee and walnut cake could be good too!For a cup of tea - there is always a strawberry cake to consider, see herehttp://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/strawberries-some-interesting-facts-and.html

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